NEED TO KNOW Karen Swift was a 44-year-old wife and mother who went missing after a Halloween party in 2011 Her body was found six weeks later near a cemetery Karen’s husband, David Swift, was arrested but pleaded not guilty to multiple charges What happened to Karen Swift is still a mystery, 14 years later….
Berkshire still a net seller of stocks, no buybacks Buffett prepares to give CEO title to Greg Abel Berkshire stock trails broader market Nov 1 (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N), opens new tab signaled on Saturday that it remained cautious about markets, letting cash swell to a record $381.7 billion even as profit rose, in…
Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images At this year’s Japan Mobility Show, a convention where automakers and technology companies show off the latest and greatest in what’s coming for the Japanese market, BYD, a Chinese company primarily known for EVs, showed off a curious little car: the Racco. The Racco…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The profits of Warren Buffett‘s company improved 17% thanks to a relatively mild hurricane season and more paper investment gains this year as Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B, BRK-A) continues to prepare for the legendary 95-year-old investor to relinquish the CEO title in January. But last month’s $9.7 billion investment in OxyChem won’t…
Kylian Mbappé says he hopes to win the European Golden Boot as a Real Madrid player “many times” after being presented with his 2024–25 award. The 26-year-old’s first season at the Santiago Bernabéu ended without a trophy as Barcelona romped to a domestic treble under Hansi Flick. The Champions League, meanwhile, headed to Mbappe’s former…
John Swinney met with Warren Stephens for an hour at Bute House – his official Edinburgh residence – on Saturday morning, ahead of both attending a whisky industry event followed by the Scottish rugby team’s clash with the US at Murrayfield. Mr Swinney has pushed hard for a deal which would cut the 10% levies…
Westfield Garden State Plaza in Bergen County is expanding its retail lineup with seven new stores in time for the holiday shopping season. The new retailers include a mix of fashion, jewelry, technology and lifestyle options. Six of the new stores have already opened at the huge mall in Paramus, with one more slated to…
Rare earths will remain an “important card” for China in its relations with the United States, despite the Group of Seven’s commitment to challenge Beijing’s dominance of the critical minerals, according to a Chinese observer. At a meeting in the Canadian city of Toronto on Friday, G7 energy ministers agreed to establish a critical minerals…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday urged Southeast Asian nations to stand firm and strengthen their maritime forces to counter China’s increasingly “destabilizing” actions in the South China Sea. Speaking at a meeting in Malaysia with his counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Hegseth reiterated U.S. concern…
More than 50,000 people are expected to line up Sunday in New York City for the world’s largest marathon. The vast majority aren’t professional runners, instead balancing training with their day jobs — and it turns out, some of those day jobs are pretty high-profile. Reality television personalities, actors, influencers and Broadway stars will line…